Solar-power plane set to take wings over US

A groundbreaking solar‐power Swiss aircraft is ready to make a coast‐to‐coast flight across the US, its creators. The experimental Solar Impulse plane, which has made several trips since its maiden flight in 2009, will take off on May 1, 2013 on a transcontinental tour split in five stages. ‘We are ready to do this flight across America,” ‘said Solar Impulse co‐founder Mr Andre Borschberg during a press conference. Mr Borschberg said the flight is being split into multiple stages for security reasons, emphasising nevertheless that the single‐seat aircraft was technically capable of flying non‐stop across the US. A non‐stop flight would take approximately three days travelling at the aircraft’s cruising speed of ground 43 miles (70 km) per hour.

Source: Hindu Business Line


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